TCR2 Raises $125m To Make T-Cell Therapies Available To More Cancer Patients
Executive Summary
TCR2 Therapeutics raised a $125m Series B round to take two T-cell receptor (TCR)-based therapies into the clinic for solid tumors. The company's technology platform overcomes HLA-matching issues to make TCR-based treatments available to more patients.
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